Corset.



A. J. LECOUTRE.

CORSET.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 13. 1916.

Patented May 15, 1917.

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CORSET. APPLICATION FILED APR. 13. I916.

Patented Miay15,1917.

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T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Answers J. Lnoon'ran,

a citizen ofthe United States, residing at' "Worcester, in the county of 'Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented cercorsets, and particularly to that type of corsets'which have a shield or tongue back of the lacing, to cover the space or opening, be tween the two sections laced together.

Theobject of my invention is to provide an improved shield or tongue for corsets of the type above referred to;

My invention consists in certain novel features of construction of -my improved shield or tongue.

In myimprovements I provide a shield or tongue, which is attached at its upper end to the upper edge of the corset, preferably by 1 stitching, and is attached at its lower end to two of the loop hosesupporters.

The

shield or tongue extends'back of the lacing oil the corset, and entirely free from the corset and not attached thereto, except at its uppeztedga as will be hereinafter described.

Referring to the drawings:-

sections of a front laced corset, and my shield or tongue applied thereto; a part of the corset is broken away.

"Fig. 2 is a rear View of inFig. .1.

the parts v shown Fig. 3 is a section, on line 3, 3, Fig. 1,

porter. ,9;- and 'at'its other side to the free end.

of the hosesupporter 10.

looking figure, I I I I Fig. 4 shows the shield of tongue. detached p I Fig! 5- shows a modified constructionfot the shield or tongue shown in Fig, i.

in the direction of thearrow a, same In the accompanying 'drawings,fl l is av front section of a front laced'corset. 2, is a second front section of a frontlaced corset,

f having av steel with the fastening'clasps 3 thereon, andhoolrs l, secured to the .ed'ge thereof, 5 is the-floating .edge', so termed,

havingthe studs 6,;.' and eyes? thereon, to

. be detachably comiectedlvwith the clasp's 3,

and hooks 4L,xin the usual way.

- is the usual-lacing, which; is I passed through eyelets 1", and, of the sections 1, and ti, resnectively. 9 and 10 are the two vSpecification of Letters Patent.

Figure l is a front View of the two front Patented May is, rei s.

Application filed April 13, 1916. Serial No. 90,864. v

hose supporters, of loop shape, at the front, of the corset. One end of the looped portion of the hose supporter 9 is attached to the lower edge of the section 1, and one end of the looped portion of the hose supporter the opening between the front section 1, and

the floating section'5of the corset, when the lacing is let out to the extentordinarily desired, andv said shield extends preferably from the top edge of the corset to the lower edge of the corset. Theshield 11 is secured at its upper end on the inside of thecorset, to the upper edge of the section 1, and to the upper edge of the floating section 5 of v the corset, preferably by stitching 12, as shown by broken lines in. Figs. 1 and 2.

I The shield ll extendsin avertical direction on the inside of the corset, back of the lacing and. of the opening between the edges of the section 1, and the floating section-'5, as shown in Fig. '1', and preferablyextends down asfar as the lower edge of said tion 1, and the floating section 5.

The lowerend of the shield 11 is attached at one side to the free end of the hose sup- Theshieldi or tongue 11 is entirely free sec-' from the corset, except at its upper end, and

its-lower end is attached to the ends. of the hose supporters 9, and 10. Byjthis' const'ruction, the attaching of the hose supporters 9 and 10, to the hose, by means of the clasps 9, and 10, of ordinary construction, will draw down the shield or tongue 11, and act tojhold the shield Orv-tongue I11 even andsmooth, in the direction of its length, for the fuil length of the corset, back of the lacing, when the corset is in use. In Fig. 5 is shown a modified construction of the shield or tongue shown in Fig. 4.

- In Sa.j.(il. .Fig.: .5 a plurality oi cones or steels 13 extend inthe direction of the width t of the shield or tongue 11, and are attached thereto by stitching 13; these bones serve tostiffen the shield ortonguetransversely' and thus act to hold said shield or tongue 1-1 smooth and even in the direction of its width, through its centralportion. I have shown my improvements in shield or tongue fo corsets combined with the front sections of a front laced corset, but my improvements may beequally well combined with the rear sections of a back laced corset by being stitched and thus permanently attached to the tops of the corset sections or parts.

It'will be understood that the details of construction of my improvements may be varied if desired.

Having thus described my invention, What i I claim as new and desire to secure by L ttersPatentisz-- parts, "saidshield or tongue being of a proper width to bridge the space between :the said corset parts behind the lacing, and. I hose supporters comprising looped portions theends of which are attached to the lower ends of thecorset parts and to the lower end of said shield pr tongue.

2. In a corset, the'combination with two parts laced together, of a shield ortongue' permanently attached at its upper endonly i to the insides of theupper portions of said parts, said shield -or tongue being of a proper width to bridge the space between the I said corset parts behind the lacing, and said shield or tonguebeing provided with transverse stiffeners, and hosesupporterscomprising'looped portions the ends of which. are attached to the lower ends of thecorset parts and to the lower end of said shield or tongues Witnessesz JOHN C, DEWEY, MIN'N'AQHAAS,

a AUG. LECOUTRE. 

